I. meta·mor·phose -ˌfōz, -ōs verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: probably from Middle French metamorphoser, from metamorphose, n.
transitive verb
1.
a. : to change into a different physical form ; especially : to effect such a change in, by, or as if by supernatural means
men were by the force of that herb metamorphosed into swine — Richard Steele
b. : to change strikingly the appearance or character of : transform
you are so metamorphosed I can hardly think you my master — Shakespeare
metamorphosing the most familiar things and endowing them with a sense of mystery — J.B.D.Cotter
2. : to cause (rock) to undergo metamorphism
the rocks had been baked and thereby metamorphosed — Arthur Holmes
intransitive verb
1. : to undergo biological metamorphosis
a tadpole metamorphoses into a frog
2. : to undergo a transformation
the little song … later metamorphosed into one of the noblest chorales — P.L.Miller
many humans never metamorphose into moral manhood — Weston La Barre
Synonyms: see transform
II. met·a·mor·phose -ˌfōs noun
( -s )
Etymology: probably from Middle French metamorphose, from Latin metamorphosis
archaic : metamorphosis